Posted: 09/11/2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) - Police at the University of Michigan are warning parents to keep a close eye on children while they're playing outside.
On Sunday, around 10:30 a.m., a strange man was spotted walking around North Campus, in the area of Plymouth Road and Huron Parkway.
Police say the man was watching children who were playing in a yard on the 1500 block Of McIntyre Street.
When a neighbor approached the man, he took off.
Police tell 7 Action News the man did not attempt to touch the children or speak to them, but he was following them around for a brief time.
The man was described as a white male in his 40s with a large belly. He was about 6'1" and 250 pounds. He was also balding with brown hair on the sides. He was described as having a round face, blue eyes and a thin brown mustache.
He was wearing a white, long-sleeve t-shirt and gray sweatpants.
If you have any information, call University Police at (734) 763-1131.
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